Evaluating equivocal left main stenosis with fractional flow reserve – not all daughter vessels are created equally

Ahmed Almomani; Abdul Rahman Abdel-Karim; Barry F. Uretsky

doi:10.17925/hi.2019.13.2.38

Evaluating equivocal left main stenosis with fractional flow reserve – not all daughter vessels are created equally

Ahmed Almomani, Abdul Rahman Abdel-Karim, Barry F. Uretsky

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Abstract

Fractional flow reserve (FFR) evaluation of intermediate left main coronary artery (LMCA) stenosis has been validated in clinical decision-making. However, the size of the daughter vessel, in which the FFR transducer is placed and the amount of myocardium it subtends, has received less attention. We present a case that demonstrates the importance of transducer location, size of the daughter vessel and the amount of subtended myocardium in evaluation of LMCA stenosis, pointing out potential pitfalls.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	38-40
Number of pages	3
Journal	Heart International
Volume	13
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17925/hi.2019.13.2.38
State	Published - 2019

Keywords

Angiography
Coronary revascularisation
Fractional flow reserve
Intravascular ultrasound
Left main disease

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Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

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